Wednesday, October 18, 2017

October Gardening Tips....

From the UGA Extension Vegetable
Garden page….

Choose
the mild weather during this period to plant or transplant the following:
beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, collards, lettuce, mustard, onions,
radishes, spinach and turnips. Plant your second planting of fall crops
such as collards, turnips, cabbage, mustard and kale.

Refurbish
mulch to control weeds, and start adding leaves and other materials for
the compost pile. Store your manure under cover to prevent leaching of
nutrients.

Water
deeply and thoroughly to prevent drought stress. Pay special attention to
new transplants.

Harvest
mature green peppers and tomatoes before frost gets them — it may not come
until November, but be ready.